Équeurdreville-Hainneville

This article is about the French commune. For the "Heavy Crossbow" bunker of World War II also known as Équeurdreville, see Brécourt.

Équeurdreville-Hainneville
Delegated commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Location of Équeurdreville-Hainneville
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Coordinates: 49°38′54″N 1°39′17″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	Équeurdreville-Hainneville
Commune	Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Area ^1	12.83 km^2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	16,313
• Density	1,300/km^2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	50120
Elevation	0–173 m (0–568 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Équeurdreville-Hainneville (French pronunciation: [ekœʁdʁəvil ɛnvil]) is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.[2] Its population was 16,313 in 2019.[1]

It was formed when Équeurdreville and Hainneville merged on 1 January 1965.

Heraldry

Arms of Équeurdreville-Hainneville

The arms of Équeurdreville-Hainneville are blazoned : Per fess 1: Per pale A: Azure, in bend 3 escallops Or and B: Gules, a tower Or; 2: Gules, a 4arched bridge Or issuant from a base engrailed (waves) vert.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References and notes

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 1 December 2015 (in French)